Staff proposes classifying data centers by peak electricity and water demand
Staff proposed basing zoning classes on peak electricity and water use to capture real impacts of data centers and recommended utility department certification and annual recertification rather than relying on self-reported business classifications.
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The staff presentation shifted from labels like "edge" or "micro" data centers to a metrics-based approach: classify facilities by projected peak electricity and water demand. Staff said this method better captures real infrastructure impacts and avoids businesses gaming self-classification. "My proposal is we classify more on what their post electricity will be," the staff member said while explaining the idea of using startup application projections as the basis for classification.
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